The new Amazone AD-P Special combination drill, in 3.0m, 3.5m and 4.0m working widths, brings over the new metering system, air venturi and fan from the company’s well-established Cirrus trailed drills.
The new blower fan runs much quieter and requires a fraction of the oil needed from the out-going model. The sealed venturi system conveys the seed from the metering roller to the coulter without air loss and even the entry-level AD-P Special is equipped with electric metering drive as standard. Speed source is either via radar, guide wheel, GPS or tractor source and is controlled by a choice of Amadrill+ or Amatron 3 depending on circumstances; calibration on either can be done at the press of a button in the cab.
On the Amatron 3, the new Comfort-Pack TwinTerminal 3.0 is available that offers a secondary terminal down at the metering roller so that all the calibration procedure can be done from ground-level. TwinTerminal 3.0 is held magnetically to the hopper and can be placed away in a safe position once the calibration procedure is finished.
Hopper sizes are 850 or 1,250 litres with an optional extension to 1,100 or 1,500 litres respectively, a new roll-over cover seals the hopper contents from dust and wet. The low, wide tanks are ideal for filling from big bags and offer easy access for cleaning. The new loading board and steps ensure more safety and convenience for the operator.
The new tramlining system now offers a choice of up to five coulters blocked off each side for the best use of any tyre equipment on the crop husbandry tractors following on. Seed pipe monitoring is available for all rows if required and the system senses not just a blockage but a change in the average seed rate and thus monitors the output of the whole drill as well as individual rows. Tramline rows are identified automatically.
The new Rotec Control coulter system has been reworked to provide a new bearing pivot system to prevent the side forces on the coulter disc trying to pair rows up at the higher forward speeds. This system again is taken from the well-proven Cirrus 03. Row spacing remains as a choice of either 12.5 cm or 16.6 cm on both the WS suffolk and the Rotec disc coulter; the new hydraulic coulter pressure can be used to automatically increase seed rate when the extra coulter pressure is applied – ideal for areas of the field where heavier soil types dictate the need for a few more seeds per square metre.
The all-new Roller harrow can now contour follow in extremes of soil conditions over a range of +/- 100mm for optimum seed/soil contact and offers better reconsolidation. In wet conditions the press rollers can be easily swung out of the way leaving the drag tine harrow only for seed coverage.
LED lighting for the working area is also an option for the new AD-P Special
For more information visit: www.amazone.co.uk.
